"Paektu Mountain Paektu Mountain or Baekdu Mountain is an active volcano on the China–North Korea border. At , it is the highest mountain of the Changbai and Baekdudaegan ranges. Koreans assign a mythical quality to the volcano and its caldera lake, considering it to be their country's spiritual home. This mountain is called Changbai Mountain in China. It is the highest mountain on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast China. A large crater lake, called Heaven Lake, is in the caldera atop the mountain. The caldera was formed by the VEI 7 ""Millennium"" or ""Tianchi"" eruption of 946, which erupted"
"can drop to -20 °C in the mountainous areas. The Korean Peninsula is located in East Asia. To the northwest, the Amnok River separates the peninsula from China and to the northeast, the Duman River separates it from China and Russia. The peninsula is surrounded by the Yellow Sea to the west, the East China Sea and Korea Strait to the south, and the Sea of Japan to the east. Notable islands include Jeju Island, Ulleung Island, Dokdo. The southern and western parts of the peninsula have well-developed plains, while the eastern and northern parts are mountainous. The highest mountain"
"name of the mountain, which is ""Golmin Šanggiyan Alin"". It means ever white mountain. And another Chinese name ""Báitóushān"" is the transliteration of Paektu Mountain. Mongolian name is ""Ondor Tsagaan Aula"", which means lofty white mountain. In English, various authors have used non-standard transliterations. Mount Paektu is a stratovolcano whose cone is truncated by a large caldera, about wide and deep, partially filled by the waters of Heaven Lake. The lake has a circumference of , with an average depth of and maximum depth of . From mid-October to mid-June, the lake is typically covered with ice. In 2011, experts"
"946 eruption of Paektu Mountain The 946 eruption of Paektu Mountain, also known as the Millennium eruption or Tianchi eruption, was one of the most powerful in recorded history and is classified as a VEI 7 event. The eruption resulted in a brief period of significant climate change in China. The year of the eruption has not been precisely determined, but a possible year is A.D. 946. The eruption ejected about of tephra, collapsed the mountain into a caldera, which now contains the crater lake Heaven Lake. The eruption began with a strong Plinian column, and ended with voluminous pyroclastic"
"Changbai Mountains The Changbai Mountains are a major mountain range in Northeast Asia. The mountains extend from the Northeast Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning, across the border between China and North Korea (41°41' to 42°51'N; 127°43' to 128°16'E), to the North Korean provinces of Ryanggang and Chagang. They are also referred to as the Šanggiyan, Jangbaek, or Ohnan mountains. Most peaks exceed in height, with the highest being the Paektu Mountain. The range represents the mythical birthplace of Bukūri Yongšon, ancestor of Nurgaci and the Aisin Gioro imperial family, who were the founders of the Manchu state and"
"of the Philippines and rejected China's claims. Indonesia is the largest country in Southeast Asia and it also the largest archipelago in the world by size (according to the CIA World Factbook). Geologically. the Indonesian archipelago is one of the most volcanically active regions in the world. Geological uplifts in the region have also produced some impressive mountains, culminating in Puncak Jaya in Papua, Indonesia at , on the island of New Guinea; it is the only place where ice glaciers can be found in Southeast Asia. The highest mountain in Southeast Asia is Hkakabo Razi at 5,967 meters and"
"Jengish Chokusu Jengish Chokusu (, ""Ceñiş çoqusu"", جەڭىش چوقۇسۇ ; , ""Pik Pobedy"" ) is the highest mountain in the Tian Shan mountain system at . It lies on the Kyrgyzstan–China border between the raion of Ak-Suu, in the Issyk-Kul Region of far eastern Kyrgyzstan and Wensu County, Xinjiang, China. It is part of the Kakshaal Too, the highest part of the Tien Shan, and located southeast of lake Issyk Kul. The mountain's official name in Kyrgyz is ""Jengish Choqusu"", which means ""Victory Peak""; its Russian name is Pik Pobedy (or Peak Pobeda) meaning the same. In Uyghur, it is"
"Puncak Jaya Puncak Jaya () or Carstensz Pyramid () is the highest summit of Mount Jayawijaya or Mount Carstensz in the Sudirman Range of the western central highlands of Papua Province, Indonesia (within Puncak Jaya Regency). Other summits are ""East Carstensz Peak"" (), ""Sumantri"" () and ""Ngga Pulu"" (). Other names include Nemangkawi in the Amungkal language, Carstensz Toppen and Gunung Soekarno. At above sea level, Puncak Jaya is the highest mountain in Indonesia, on the island of New Guinea (which consists of the West Papua region occupied by Indonesia plus Papua New Guinea), on the continent of Australia (which"
"Paegam County Paegam County is a ""kun"", or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea. The terrain is mountainous, as Paegam lies atop the Paektu Plateau, site of Korea's highest mountains. The Hamgyŏng and Machŏllyŏng ranges pass through the county; the highest point is Kwesangbong. There are many streams; the chief of these is the Sodusu (서두수). There are also wetlands; ome 91% of the county's area is forestland. Paegam county is divided into 1 ""ŭp"" (town), 19 ""rodongjagu"" (workers' districts) and 4 ""ri"" (villages): Due to its inland location, the county has a severely cold continental climate. Paegam also has"
"one edited by North Korea. Therefore, this city in South Korea still corresponds nearby Baekdu Mountains. With this problem, South Korea has a conflict with PRC because of Baekdu Mountains. The mountain is actually divided in 2, south parts are ruled by DPRK while north parts are ruled by PRC. However, South Korea still claims the northern parts. It is not officially claimed, but from maps printed by South Korea, it is ""de facto"" claimed. In addition, ROC claims the entire mountain. The city is located in the Paektu Mountains at the border with the People's Republic of China (Jilin"
"mountains on the peninsula. The tallest mountain in the range is Kwanmo Peak (2,540 m), the second-highest after Paektu (China's ""Changbai""). Other notable peaks include Du Peak (2,396 m), Gwesang Peak (2,333 m) and Mount Dury (2,303 m). In total, ten major peaks and 62 subsidiary peaks of the mountains in this range are 2,000 m or higher. Hamgyong Mountains The Hamgyong Mountains (, , ""Hamgyeong Sanmaek""), officially known as the Gangbaekjeonggan and formerly known as the or , is a North Korean mountain range. It lies in the northeast quarter of the country, extending for about southwest and northeast"
"same stadium, Moon, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and their wives attended the mass games performance of ""The Glorious Country."" The leaders of the two Koreas visited Mount Paektu together. Moon traveled from Pyongyang by plane to Samjiyon Airport near Mount Paektu where Kim arrived first to greet him. They then rode vehicles to the mountain on the North Korean-Chinese border. The leaders also rode together in a cable car to reach Heaven Lake, located in a crater atop the mountain's sacred volcano area. Moon was the first South Korean President to visit Mount Baekdu. After reaching the lake,"
"Earth"". As part of the Korean summit, the heads of states Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in visited Mount Paektu and Heaven Lake on 20 September 2018. Moon filled a bottle with some water from the lake to take back to South Korea. The mountain and the lake have high cultural significance across the Korean peninsula. Heaven Lake is also alleged to be home to the Lake Tianchi Monster. On September 6, 2007, Zhuo Yongsheng (director of a TV station's news center run by the administration office of the nature reserve at Mount Changbaishan, Jilin) shot a 20-minute video of six"
"Kumbhakarna Mountain Kumbhakarna or Jannu (Limbu: ""Phoktanglungma"") is the 32nd highest mountain in the world. It is an important western outlier of Kangchenjunga, the world's third highest peak. Kumbhakarna is a large and steep peak in its own right, and has numerous challenging climbing routes. The official name of this peak is Kumbhakarna, but the designation Jannu is still better known. It is called Phoktanglungma, literally ""mountain with shoulders"" (""phoktang"" means shoulder and ""lungma"" means mountain), in the Limbu language, and is sacred in the Kirant religion. Kumbhakarna is the highest peak of the Kumbhakarna Section of the Kangchenjunga Himal"
"Lantau Peak Lantau Peak or Fung Wong Shan (, literally ""Phoenix Mountain"") is the second highest peak in Hong Kong and the highest point on Lantau Island, with a height of above sea level. It is most famous for the sunrise scenery viewed from the summit. The mountain is actually made up of a pair of peaks, one is known as ""Fung Shan"" (male phoenix mountain) and the other is ""Wong Shan"" (female phoenix mountain), together they form ""Fung Wong Shan"". Lantau Peak is located in central Lantau Island, with an elevation of 934 meters above sea level (23 metres"
"consists of New Guinea, the country of Australia, Timor, other islands, and submerged continental shelf), and in Oceania, the tallest island mountain on Earth, as well as the 5th highest mountain in political Southeast Asia. It is also the highest point between the Himalayas and the Andes. Some sources claim Papua New Guinea's Mount Wilhelm, , as the highest mountain peak in Oceania, on account of Indonesia being part of Asia (Southeast Asia). The massive, open cut Grasberg mine is within of Puncak Jaya. The highlands surrounding the peak were inhabited before European contact, and the peak was known as"
"ranges. The notion of the mountain ranges that prevailed during the Japanese colonial era was one based on geological structures under the ground, rather than topographical ones. Baekdudaegan The Baekdudaegan is a mountain range and watershed-crest-line which runs through most of the length of the Korean Peninsula, from Paektu Mountain in the north to Jirisan in the south. It is important in traditional Korean thought, a key aspect of Pungsujiri philosophy and practices. It is often referred to as the ""spine"" of the Korean Peninsula, and depicted in various historic artworks. It incorporates the Sobaek mountain range and most of"
"Arfak Mountains The Arfak Mountains is a mountain range found on the Bird's Head Peninsula in the Province of West Papua, Indonesia. The term ""arfak"" came from the language of the coastal Biak people, meaning ""inferior."" This is due to how big the mountains are compared to other lowland areas found in this region. Located in the east and central regions of the Bird's Head Peninsula, these mountains rise steeply from the sea, with little or no coastal plain surrounding them. Mount Arfak, at , can be viewed from the provincial capital, Manokwari, and is the highest point in West"
"Paektu Mountain, which is considered the birthplace of the Korean and Manchu peoples. This lake is also the source of the Tumen River which forms the eastern portion of the border. There are a significant number of ethnic Koreans in Northeast China, particularly in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. Its border with China has been described as North Korea's ""lifeline to the outside world."" Much of the China-North Korea trade goes through the port of Dandong. Chinese cell phone service has been known to extend as far as into Korean territory, which has led to the development of a black"
"Baekdudaegan The Baekdudaegan is a mountain range and watershed-crest-line which runs through most of the length of the Korean Peninsula, from Paektu Mountain in the north to Jirisan in the south. It is important in traditional Korean thought, a key aspect of Pungsujiri philosophy and practices. It is often referred to as the ""spine"" of the Korean Peninsula, and depicted in various historic artworks. It incorporates the Sobaek mountain range and most of the Taebaek mountain range. The term Baekdu daean refers to an elongated mountain ridge that runs from Baekdu Mountain in the north, to Jiri Mountain in the"
"Chukchi Peninsula The Chukchi Peninsula (also Chukotka Peninsula or Chukotski Peninsula) (, ), at about 66° N 172° W, is the easternmost peninsula of Asia. Its eastern end is at Cape Dezhnev near the village of Uelen. It is bordered by the Chukchi Sea to the north, the Bering Sea to the south, and the Bering Strait to the east. The peninsula is part of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of Russia. The peninsula is traditionally the home of tribes of the indigenous peoples of Siberia as well as some Russian settlers. The peninsula lies along the Northern Sea Route, or Northeast"
"Paektu"" and the ice on a famous lake also cracked so loud that it seemed to ""shake the Heavens and the Earth."" Kim Jong-il's funeral took place on 28 December in Pyongyang, with a mourning period lasting until the following day. South Korea's military was immediately put on alert after the announcement and its National Security Council convened for an emergency meeting, out of concern that political jockeying in North Korea could destabilise the region. Asian stock markets fell soon after the announcement, due to similar concerns. On 12 January 2012, North Korea called Kim Jong-il the ""eternal leader"" and"
"is located on the border with China. According to Korean nationalist mythology, Tangun, the mythical founder of Korea, was born on the mountain in 2333 BC. And according to DPRK hagiographic propaganda, the mountain is sacred as the home of Kim Il-sŏng’s anti-Japanese guerrilla base, as well as the birthplace of Kim Jong il. Even though Kim Jong-il was born in the former Soviet Far East near Khabarovsk, DPRK sources claim Kim was born on Mount Paektu, and on that day a bright lode star (kwangmyŏngsŏng) appeared in the sky, so everyone knew a new general had been born. In"
"Mountains of Central Asia South of the northern low lands is a great belt of mountains and plateaus. The Pamir plateau in central Asia forms mountainous chains running out in different directions. The mountain chains of the Himalayas, Karakoram and Kunlun run towards the east. The plateau of Tibet, enclosed by the Himalayas and Kunlun, is the largest and highest plateau of the world. Mount Everest in the Himalayas is the highest peak in the world. The vast cool desert of Gobi is in this region. The Mountains of Central Asia are a biodiversity hot spot designated by Conservation International"
"High-mountain Asia High-mountain Asia is a high geographic region that includes the Asian mountain ranges surrounding the Tibetan Plateau. The region is the ""world's largest reservoir of perennial glaciers and snow outside of the Earth's polar ice sheets"". These headwaters support more than 1 billion people, and changes in the mountains affect ""ecosystem services, agriculture, energy and livelihood"" for the surrounding areas. NASA has a High Mountain Asia Team (HiMAT) to study the area. High-mountain Asia (HMA) extends from the Himalayas in the south and east to the Hindu Kush in the west and Tien Shan in the north. Karakoram,"
"an international effort (which includes American, British, North Korean, and Chinese colleagues) to understand Mount Paektu, an active volcano located on the border between North Korea and China. The work is led by British scientists Clive Oppenheimer (Iacovino's PhD supervisor) and James Hammond and was recently featured in the Werner Herzog documentary ""Into the Inferno"". The group's work has been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Notably, the publications include both western and North Korean co-authors. In 2012, Iacovino also studied Erta Ale in Ethiopia. During this, her team was the target of a high-profile attempt to capture and imprison Westerners."
"Mount Everest Mount Everest, known in Nepali as Sagarmatha () and in Tibetan as Chomolungma (), is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The international border between Nepal (Province No. 1) and China (Tibet Autonomous Region) runs across its summit point. The current official elevation of , recognized by China and Nepal, was established by a 1955 Indian survey and subsequently confirmed by a Chinese survey in 1975. In 2005, China remeasured the rock height of the mountain, with a result of 8844.43 m. There followed an argument between China and"
"Heaven Lake Heaven Lake (, ""Ch'ŏnji"" or ""Cheonji""; , ""Tiānchí""; Manchu: ""Tamun omo"" or ""Tamun juce"") is a crater lake on the border between China and North Korea. It lies within a caldera atop the volcanic Paektu Mountain, a part of the Baekdudaegan mountain range and the Changbai mountain range. It is located partly in Ryanggang Province, North Korea, at , and partly in Jilin Province, northeastern China. The caldera which contains Heaven Lake was created by the 946 eruption of Paektu Mountain. The lake has a surface elevation of . The lake covers an area of with a south-north"
"controversy, the team won the Piolet d'Or for the ascent. The Himalayan Index lists over a dozen ascents of Jannu; there may be others that have not been written up in climbing literature. Kumbhakarna Mountain Kumbhakarna or Jannu (Limbu: ""Phoktanglungma"") is the 32nd highest mountain in the world. It is an important western outlier of Kangchenjunga, the world's third highest peak. Kumbhakarna is a large and steep peak in its own right, and has numerous challenging climbing routes. The official name of this peak is Kumbhakarna, but the designation Jannu is still better known. It is called Phoktanglungma, literally ""mountain"
"Kangchenjunga Kangchenjunga, also spelled Kanchenjunga, is the third highest mountain in the world. It lies between Nepal and Sikkim, India, with three of the five peaks (Main, Central and South) directly on the border, and the remaining two (West and Kangbachen) in Nepal's Taplejung District. It rises with an elevation of in a section of the Himalayas called ""Kangchenjunga Himal"" delimited in the west by the Tamur River, in the north by the Lhonak Chu and Jongsang La, and in the east by the Teesta River. Until 1852, Kangchenjunga was assumed to be the highest mountain in the world, but"
"Malay Peninsula The Malay Peninsula (Malay: ""Semenanjung Tanah Melayu"") is a peninsula in Southeast Asia. The land mass runs approximately north-south and, at its terminus, is the southernmost point of the Asian mainland. The area contains Peninsular Malaysia, Southern Thailand, and the southernmost tip of Myanmar (Kawthaung) as well as the city state Singapore, indigenous to or historically inhabited by the Malays, an Austronesian people. The Titiwangsa Mountains are part of the Tenasserim Hills system, and form the backbone of the Peninsula. They form the southernmost section of the central cordillera which runs from Tibet through the Kra Isthmus (the"
"eastern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan and southwestern Tajikistan), Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, China, Nepal (including the capital city Kathmandu), southwestern Sikkim (now merged with India), Burma, southwestern tip of Sainyabuli Province in Laos, Cambodia, South Vietnam (now belonging to Vietnam), Spratly Islands, Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Territory of Papua New Guinea (today's Papua New Guinea), and Gilbert and Ellice Islands (the part now belonging to Kiribati). 8 of the 14 eight-thousanders—Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Manaslu, Shishapangma, Cho Oyu, Everest, Lhotse and Makalu, as well as the highest peak of Oceania, Puncak Jaya, lie in the path of annularity. Solar eclipse of November 23, 1965"
"""Pik Khan-Tengry"", and ""Hantengri Feng"". Khan Tengri is the second-highest mountain in the Tian Shan, surpassed only by Jengish Chokusu (means ""Victory peak"", formerly known as Peak Pobeda) (7,439 m). Khan Tengri is the highest point in Kazakhstan and the third-highest peak in Kyrgyzstan, after Jengish Chokusu (7,439 m) and Avicenna Peak (7,134 m). It is also the world's most northern 7,000-metre peak, notable because peaks of high latitude have a shorter climbing season, generally more severe weather and thinner air. Khan Tengri is a massive marble pyramid, covered in snow and ice. At sunset the marble glows red, giving"